He said, “Two more persons have tested positive, a male from Igabi and a female from Chikun. Two fatalities have also been recorded: a senior citizen from Makarfi and a lady from Zaria.
El-Rufai had on Friday raised the alarm that illegal interstate travel was widening the spread of the coronavirus in the state.
The governor who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye in a statement, noted that the majority of COVID-19 cases in the state had travel history. The statement had said that “the Standing Committee on COVID-19 appeals for the vigilance and active involvement of all citizens in the effort to avert this peril.
“Positive COVID-19 test results have been recorded from seven local government areas Giwa, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Makarfi, Soba and Zaria.”
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